"The absence of privity of contract, with the constituents of the TM, has also to be reckoned in favour of the PCMs; which even if
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"Juvenility is not merely a mitigating circumstance but a jurisdictional fact, which goes to the very root of the authority of the Court to conduct trial
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"The prosecution has clearly failed to establish beyond any reasonable doubt, the connection between the accused and the victim; presence of the victim in the
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"Where there has been a long period of continuous separation, it may fairly be surmised that the matrimonial bond is beyond repair. The marriage becomes
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"The alleged identification of the spot of the incident is merely an identification of an area which was already known to the police, of which
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"Once the proviso to Section 56(3) stipulated in categorical terms that the power of revision under Section 56(1) could be exercised in respect of an order,
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"The legislature has carefully used the expression ‘fails to pay the foreign travel tax’ to imply non-payment of FTT. If the legislative intent would have
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"We are clear in our minds that the prosecution case set up is fabricated and has no legs to stand." Supreme Court, in a scathing
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"By the same logic, when the institution is one to which the SARFAESI Act is already applicable, acquisition of a non-performing secured loan account by such
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"The principle of comity of nations demand us to respect the order of RAK Foreign Decree and due weightage has to be given to such
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"The case is not of a faulty investigation but of no investigation having been carried out." Supreme Court, in a judgment dated September 1, 2026,
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"The jurisdiction to issue a writ of quo warranto cannot be employed as a vehicle for vindication of personal grievances arising out of a selection
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"When an employee has rendered long and continuous service, and stands ultimately regularized, denial of pensionary benefits based on technicalities or artificialities is generally unjustified."
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"The circumstance of the deceased being last seen together with the accused is a weak circumstance and on its own is ordinarily not sufficient to
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"The need for judicial decisions in cases involving sexual offences to be informed not only by legal principle but also by sensitivity, compassion, and empathy."
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"The law settled by this Court that when the right is given to a person to catch fish in the tank, it is profit à prendre
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"When the benefit of commutation of death penalty to life imprisonment was granted by this court to the co-accused Madan and the imprisonment also
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"Procedure, as is trite, is the handmaiden of justice, but in law, it cannot be treated as a lowly servant and ignored altogether; especially if
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"To dilute the decision of this Court in Bangalore Water Supply (supra) would be to create a large and unprincipled exemption for Government departments, unless
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"The whole status of the respondent-Corporations becomes that of a facilitator, who by providing different kind of agreed upon services, arrange and smoothen the sale
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"The absence of privity of contract, with the constituents of the TM, has also to be reckoned in favour of the PCMs; which even if
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"Juvenility is not merely a mitigating circumstance but a jurisdictional fact, which goes to the very root of the authority of the Court to conduct trial
read more
"The prosecution has clearly failed to establish beyond any reasonable doubt, the connection between the accused and the victim; presence of the victim in the
read more
"Where there has been a long period of continuous separation, it may fairly be surmised that the matrimonial bond is beyond repair. The marriage becomes
read more
"The alleged identification of the spot of the incident is merely an identification of an area which was already known to the police, of which
read more
"Once the proviso to Section 56(3) stipulated in categorical terms that the power of revision under Section 56(1) could be exercised in respect of an order,
read more
"The legislature has carefully used the expression ‘fails to pay the foreign travel tax’ to imply non-payment of FTT. If the legislative intent would have
read more
"We are clear in our minds that the prosecution case set up is fabricated and has no legs to stand." Supreme Court, in a scathing
read more
"By the same logic, when the institution is one to which the SARFAESI Act is already applicable, acquisition of a non-performing secured loan account by such
read more
"The principle of comity of nations demand us to respect the order of RAK Foreign Decree and due weightage has to be given to such
read more
"The case is not of a faulty investigation but of no investigation having been carried out." Supreme Court, in a judgment dated September 1, 2026,
read more
"The jurisdiction to issue a writ of quo warranto cannot be employed as a vehicle for vindication of personal grievances arising out of a selection
read more
"When an employee has rendered long and continuous service, and stands ultimately regularized, denial of pensionary benefits based on technicalities or artificialities is generally unjustified."
read more
"The circumstance of the deceased being last seen together with the accused is a weak circumstance and on its own is ordinarily not sufficient to
read more
"The need for judicial decisions in cases involving sexual offences to be informed not only by legal principle but also by sensitivity, compassion, and empathy."
read more
"The law settled by this Court that when the right is given to a person to catch fish in the tank, it is profit à prendre
read more
"When the benefit of commutation of death penalty to life imprisonment was granted by this court to the co-accused Madan and the imprisonment also
read more
"Procedure, as is trite, is the handmaiden of justice, but in law, it cannot be treated as a lowly servant and ignored altogether; especially if
read more
"To dilute the decision of this Court in Bangalore Water Supply (supra) would be to create a large and unprincipled exemption for Government departments, unless
read more
"The whole status of the respondent-Corporations becomes that of a facilitator, who by providing different kind of agreed upon services, arrange and smoothen the sale
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High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, in the case of Welfare Committee Naugran Prithipur Sehora and Kotli Mian Fateh v. Union of India and
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On September 23, 2024, the Madras High Court, in M/s. Saravana Global Energy Limited v. Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Limited (TANTRANSCO), C.S. No. 810 of 2012,
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Andhra Pradesh High Court delivered a significant ruling in Voleti Venkata Narayana v. Special Tahsildar & Others, addressing the State's failure to compensate a landowner for over 42
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Today, Delhi High Court in Kinshuk Goel v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Circle 49(1) quashed reassessment proceedings initiated under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
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Himachal Pradesh High Court, presided over by Justice Rakesh Kainthla, delivered a crucial ruling in Rajeev Sindhu v. Anita Kumar (Criminal Revision No. 323 of 2021). The case
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Orissa High Court dissolved the marriage of Akshaya Kumar Sahoo and Madhusmita Sahoo on grounds of cruelty and desertion, reversing a lower court's decision. The Family Court
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Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed the arrest of Haryana MLA Surender Panwar in a money laundering case linked to illegal mining. The court ruled
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Madhya Pradesh High Court, in a decision rendered by Justices Vivek Rusia and Binod Kumar Dwivedi, dismissed a writ appeal filed by UltraTech Cement Ltd. challenging
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Telangana High Court, in Mohd Abdul Rafeeq Qurashi v. The State of Telangana, Criminal Petition No. 10075 of 2024, ruled that the petitioner, a customer in a
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Bombay High Court delivered a significant ruling in the case of Vanashakti & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. (PIL No. 7 of 2023), addressing the
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On September 25, 2024, the Bombay High Court in the case of Nivrutti S/o Nagorao Hange v. State of Maharashtra set aside the conviction of the
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Kerala High Court, in the case of Sindhu @ Kochuthressia v. State of Kerala, allowed the appeal of a mother convicted of murdering her two minor
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Calcutta High Court delivered a significant ruling in the case of Principal Commissioner of Income Tax – 1 Kolkata vs. Bothra Shipping Services Private Limited. The
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Orissa High Court, Cuttack, in Subhransu Kumar Mohapatra vs. Rukmuni Mohapatra, Civil Revision Petition No. 32 of 2022, delivered a significant ruling addressing the substitution of
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On September 23, 2024, the Telangana High Court, in Boda Priyatham Reddy and Others vs. The State of Telangana, addressed the contentious issue of determining the
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Punjab and Haryana High Court in Amrik Singh & Another v. State of Haryana (CRA-S-2030-SB-2003) reaffirmed the conviction of two appellants under Sections 304-B (dowry death)
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On September 24, 2024, the Kerala High Court, presided by Justice C.S. Dias, dismissed the anticipatory bail applications in Raju V. Vayalatt and Ajay Mani v.
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Bombay High Court, in Namdeo s/o Laxman Bansode v. State of Maharashtra (Criminal Revision Application No. 344 of 2004), set aside the conviction of the applicant
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Andhra Pradesh High Court, in the case of Botta Lakshmi Pavani vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh & Others, addressed the legality of suspending a bar license under
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On September 24, 2024, the Allahabad High Court, in Babli and Others vs. State of U.P., overturned the conviction of five appellants who had been sentenced
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The Juvenile Justice system in India has evolved significantly over the years, reflecting the changing societal values and international commitments towards the rights of children. The Juvenile
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Cross-examination is a critical component of the adversarial legal system, particularly in India, where it serves as a powerful tool for truth discovery. The process allows the
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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The introduction of "The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023", "The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023", and "The Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023" marks a significant milestone in the Indian legal framework,
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